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151 words match “YIS”

YIS adv.
Yes. [Obs.] "Yis, sir," quod he, "yis, host." Chaucer.
ATTORNEYISM n.
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
BABYISH a.
Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- Ba"by*ish*ly, adv. -- Ba"by*ish*ness, n.
BABYISM n. 2 definitions
A babyish manner of acting or speaking.
BOOBYISH a.
Stupid; dull.
BOYISH a.
ling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile. A boyish, odd conceit. Baillie.
BOYISHLY adv.
In a boyish manner; like a boy.
BOYISHNESS n.
The manners or behavior of a boy.
BOYISM n. 2 definitions
Boyhood. [Obs.] T. Warton.
CAHENSLYISM n.
A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes, according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops and priests of like race and speaking the same language as the majority of the me…
CLAYISH a.
Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.
COCKNEYISH a.
Characteristic of, or resembling, cockneys.
COCKNEYISM n.
The charasteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney.
COPYIST n.
A copier; a transcriber; an imitator; a plagiarist.
COYISH a.
Somewhat coy or reserved. Warner.
CULLYISM n.
The state of being a cully. Less frequent instances of eminent cullyism. Spectator.
DANDYISE; DANDYIZE v.
To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify.
DANDYISH a.
Like a dandy.
DANDYISM n.
The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. Byron.
DOWDYISH a.
Like a dowdy.
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